Naming bandits

It can be tough for FBI man who nicknames bank robbers By Robert Mitchum, Tribune reporter Along with 2008's near-record number of local bank robberies -- 276 at current count, and delayed reports could still bring the total close to 2006's tally of 284 -- arose an unusual problem: coming up with all those nicknames. With so many robberies to sort through, christening each serial robber -- those wanted for at least 3 heists -- with a unique and memorable name was more of a challenge than usual, said Chicago FBI spokesman Ross Rice, who assigns the names. Read more about how Rice names bandits>>

It can be tough for FBI man who nicknames bank robbers By Robert Mitchum, Tribune reporter Along with 2008's near-record number of local bank robberies -- 276 at current count, and delayed reports could still bring the total close to 2006's tally of 284 -- arose an unusual problem: coming up with all those nicknames. With so many robberies to sort through, christening each serial robber -- those wanted for at least 3 heists -- with a unique and memorable name was more of a challenge than usual, said Chicago FBI spokesman Ross Rice, who assigns the names. Read more about how Rice names bandits>>

It can be tough for FBI man who nicknames bank robbers By Robert Mitchum, Tribune reporter Along with 2008's near-record number of local bank robberies -- 276 at current count, and delayed reports could still bring the total close to 2006's tally of 284 -- arose an unusual problem: coming up with all those nicknames. With so many robberies to sort through, christening each serial robber -- those wanted for at least 3 heists -- with a unique and memorable name was more of a challenge than usual, said Chicago FBI spokesman Ross Rice, who assigns the names. Read more about how Rice names bandits>>